Index for Album F-2001-07-04: Foraging - Jul 04, 2001

Foraging in Forest Park, Queens. Based on a tour given by "Wildman" Steve Brill.

For foraging books see foraging.com.

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1 Burdock Burdock.
2 Burdock root Burdock root.
3 Wood sorrel Wood sorrel.
4 Common nightshade - Poisonous Common nightshade - Poisonous.
5 Plantain Plantain.
6 Wineberry Wineberry. A couple weeks too early.
7 Garlic mustard seeds Garlic mustard seeds.
8 Garlic mustard seeds Garlic mustard seeds.
9 Poison ivy Poison ivy.
10 Wineberry Wineberry.
11 Burdock Burdock, 2nd year.
12 Berkeley's poly pore mushroom Berkeley's poly pore mushroom. Too old to eat. Now tough and bitter.
13 Berkeley's poly pore mushroom Berkeley's poly pore mushroom. Too old to eat. Now tough and bitter.
14 Unknown Unknown, possibly very old Berkeley's.
15 Turkey tail mushroom Turkey tail mushroom. Not edible.
16 Common spice bush Common spice bush. Berries not ready until Fall. Can crush leaves and make tea.
17 Common spice bush Common spice bush. Berry closeup.
18 Jewelweed patch Jewelweed patch.
19 Jewelweed close up Jewelweed close up. See the jewels sparkle?
20 Red cracked bolete Red cracked bolete.
21 Two color cracked bolete Two color cracked bolete. Choice.
22 Another bolete Another bolete. Turning blue quickly. No good to eat.
23 Two color bolete Two color bolete. Turns blue slowly.
24 Two color bolete Two color bolete. Turns blue slowly.
25 Earth ball mushroom Earth ball mushroom. Will be black insider. Poisonous. (Push ball are white inside.)
26 Plater file mushroom Plater file mushroom. Terrible tasting.
27 Indian pipe Indian pipe. Not edible. No chlorophyl. So is white. Is parasitic.
28 Milky mushroom Milky mushroom. One of the best mushrooms, says Wildman.
29 Milky mushroom Milky mushroom.
30 Milky mushroom Milky mushroom.
31 Fawn mushroom Fawn mushroom. Awful tasting.
32 Russula mushroom Russula mushroom.
33 Chanterelle Chanterelle.
34 Artist's mushroom Artist's mushroom. Too tough to eat. Can stratch on it and draw.
35 Small garlic mustard Small garlic mustard.
36 Black birch Black birch. Chew on twigs. Like wintergreen.
37 Black birch Black birch. Chew on twigs. Like wintergreen.
38 Grape leaves Grape leaves.
39 Black raspberry Black raspberry. Stem has bluish powder on it.
40 Black raspberry closeup Black raspberry closeup.
41 Chicken mushroom Chicken mushroom.
42 Sassafras tree trunk Sassafras tree trunk.
43 Sassafras leaves Sassafras leaves.
44 Berkeley's poly pore Berkeley's poly pore.
45 Blushers Blushers, amanetas. Don't eat, as it is too close to a deadly one.
46 Red cracked bolete Red cracked bolete.
47 Two colored bolete Two colored bolete. Choice.
48 Russula Russula. Tasteless.
49 Amanita Amanita. White variation of cleft foot. Turns brown. Very poisonous.
50 Chestnut bolete Chestnut bolete. Doesn't turn color. Can eat.
51 Green quilted russula Green quilted russula. Good to eat.
52 Bitter boletes Bitter boletes.
53 Red mouthed bolete Red mouthed bolete. Makes you sick.
54 Pokeweed Pokeweed. Edible in Spring if prepared properly.
55 Chicken mushrooms Chicken mushrooms.
56 Chicken mushrooms Chicken mushrooms.
57 Chicken mushrooms Chicken mushrooms.
58 Immature black walnut Immature black walnut.
59 Mulberry Mulberry.
60 Mulberry Mulberry. Closeup.
61 Sweet cicely Sweet cicely. A little late in the year with ..?
62 Sweet cicely Sweet cicely. A closeup.

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